tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post5743806721927787779..comments2015-03-03T20:53:08.921+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Awards, Food Gawker, Cassoulet and 21 QuestionsJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-53038614374746788982013-07-25T20:22:48.374+10:002013-07-25T20:22:48.374+10:00Thanks Mel - E chose the cover for me - seems quit...Thanks Mel - E chose the cover for me - seems quite a few people think it is perfect for me - it gives me a smileJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-23239609316733540842013-07-25T20:20:42.039+10:002013-07-25T20:20:42.039+10:00Thanks Kath - I don&#39;t really mind if you don&#...Thanks Kath - I don&#39;t really mind if you don&#39;t respond to the award - it is just for fun if you have time. I was actually a volunteer on a kibbutz which was really interesting. I hope you get to travel through the middle east - I wish I had spent more time there - though there always seems to be some political instability or crisis around there. I am quite fond of Middle Eastern food - love chickpeas and garlic and lemon juice but I can get a bit tired of cumin being in everything.Johanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-60604078119229009832013-07-24T19:57:31.226+10:002013-07-24T19:57:31.226+10:00Congrats on the awards, I love your acceptance spe...Congrats on the awards, I love your acceptance speech! I always enjoy reading these types of posts and finding out interesting things about bloggers. That phone cover is so perfect for you - what a find!Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057980932079998162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-76059638863241956012013-07-24T11:44:01.941+10:002013-07-24T11:44:01.941+10:00This reminded me that I still haven&#39;t responde...This reminded me that I still haven&#39;t responded to the award you gave me. *blush* I very much enjoyed reading your answers though. It&#39;s amazing that you&#39;ve worked at a Kibbuz! I&#39;ve never been to Israel, but my hubby has a couple of times and says it&#39;s an amazing country and we want to go there together one day. :) Middle Eastern shops are what we have around a lot here as well, due to the immigrants in the area where I live. I like going to those stores and buy vegetables and fruit and some spices or legumes. Personally, I&#39;m not so much a friend of Middle Eastern foods because I&#39;m not so fond of some ingredients or spices frequently used in that cuisine (such as cumin, chickpeas, too much garlic, lemon, etc). And of course there thends to be a lot of wheat and oil in everything so I can&#39;t eat it. The hubby loves the food though, so I often make such things for him.Kath (My Funny Little Life)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10295143356577259844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-57446857444729802092013-07-23T13:53:17.090+10:002013-07-23T13:53:17.090+10:00Thanks Ricki - I am really pleased you don&#39;t r...Thanks Ricki - I am really pleased you don&#39;t remember the old photos of cassoulet - they were terrible but as my blog is archived on the National Library of Austrlaia Pandora archive, their footprint will remain on the web forever - maybe just as well if I ever feel down about my photos now I can look at the archive to remind myself :-)Johanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-85205278061846571422013-07-23T13:51:10.227+10:002013-07-23T13:51:10.227+10:00Thanks Joanne - yes great about food gawker - dese...Thanks Joanne - yes great about food gawker - deserved a speech don&#39;t you think :-)Johanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-25204850138904538772013-07-23T13:49:19.910+10:002013-07-23T13:49:19.910+10:00Thanks Cass - glad you enjoyed the answers - it wa...Thanks Cass - glad you enjoyed the answers - it was funJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-44413721357018841502013-07-23T13:48:37.591+10:002013-07-23T13:48:37.591+10:00Thanks Kari - it is easy for awards to fall down t...Thanks Kari - it is easy for awards to fall down the list when there is so much else to blog but they are fun - I have now made a few old dishes this winter that I have used to update old posts - it is satisfying but there are so many dishes and I suspect that some will never be made again - sigh! I hate most that some have such tiny pics that they don&#39;t look very good.<br /><br />re the phone - I hope to fix the views some time but I am glad to know there is some short term alternativeJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-48678691819460273702013-07-23T13:46:30.124+10:002013-07-23T13:46:30.124+10:00Thanks Linda - I still have to write about our Chr...Thanks Linda - I still have to write about our Christmas in July - it is such a brilliant idea. Hope you enjoy some nut roast soon.Johanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-91139483184221261752013-07-23T13:45:17.444+10:002013-07-23T13:45:17.444+10:00Thanks Rachel - sorry to foist a vegetarian hog&#3...Thanks Rachel - sorry to foist a vegetarian hog&#39;s head upon you but I can assure you he is very friendly and very yummy :-)Johanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-89391273875211864602013-07-23T13:42:37.714+10:002013-07-23T13:42:37.714+10:00Thanks Lorraine - I am sure you would do a great v...Thanks Lorraine - I am sure you would do a great vegetarian hogs head - I did this before blogging so I am glad I had a photo I can use but wish it was betterJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-20254414503407476492013-07-23T13:37:42.266+10:002013-07-23T13:37:42.266+10:00Thanks Cindy - it pays to read the whole post :-) ...Thanks Cindy - it pays to read the whole post :-) glad you saw the link to you. Johanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-16382380155406875222013-07-23T13:37:03.996+10:002013-07-23T13:37:03.996+10:00Thanks CakelawThanks CakelawJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-83765900955007797182013-07-23T13:36:42.600+10:002013-07-23T13:36:42.600+10:00Thanks Claire - I think most of us photos that don...Thanks Claire - I think most of us photos that don&#39;t give the dish it&#39;s best side :-) I often still take dinner photos on the run and find I have more time for sweet food that doesn&#39;t need to be eaten pronto but I confess I still don&#39;t use my tripod often and I don&#39;t have lights.<br /><br />Thanks for your feedback on my photos and food gawker. I haven&#39;t submitted too many photos to food gawker because time is tight but I am glad to know I can get one through but I don&#39;t judge my photos by food gawker.Johanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-50704777110399728582013-07-23T13:30:23.696+10:002013-07-23T13:30:23.696+10:00*bow**bow*Johanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-8820955954196155602013-07-23T13:30:10.736+10:002013-07-23T13:30:10.736+10:00Thanks Jac - a pleasureThanks Jac - a pleasureJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-31395644208926745562013-07-23T12:13:59.355+10:002013-07-23T12:13:59.355+10:00Congrats on the Foodgawker acceptance! Yay! And lo...Congrats on the Foodgawker acceptance! Yay! And love all the answers here. I think the cassoulet looks marvelous, too--though I don&#39;t remember the old photo! ;) Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152813989228518262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-60779304700519313762013-07-22T20:56:37.449+10:002013-07-22T20:56:37.449+10:00Haha LOVE your speech!! ANd yay on the foodgawker ...Haha LOVE your speech!! ANd yay on the foodgawker acceptance!Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-74104407861631481412013-07-22T18:31:28.367+10:002013-07-22T18:31:28.367+10:00You are so cute! I almost forgot about this one :)...You are so cute! I almost forgot about this one :) Great answers. I always enjoy reading them!Cass @foodmyfriendhttp://www.foodmyfriend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-82258979241483178782013-07-22T11:34:50.692+10:002013-07-22T11:34:50.692+10:00Also - that is a clever solution to the mobile vie...Also - that is a clever solution to the mobile viewing issue, although I am sorry it hasn&#39;t been easier to hit on a more permanent solution :SKarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887621874869110597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-14054803994518196762013-07-22T11:32:54.007+10:002013-07-22T11:32:54.007+10:00What a fun post to read (and you have reminded me ...What a fun post to read (and you have reminded me I have some neglected awards to get to - you are more organised than I!). I always love reading more about the you behind the blog and am impressed with your photos and the acceptance to Food Gawker. I need to re-make some old dishes on my blog for the sole purpose of re-photographing them too! I am also loving liquorice tea at the moment and your vegetarian medieval feast is an appealing thought.Karihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887621874869110597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-49621538710262079002013-07-22T08:53:05.177+10:002013-07-22T08:53:05.177+10:00Great idea about the mediaeval feast - although I&...Great idea about the mediaeval feast - although I&#39;d just settle for a Christmas in July! <br /><br />Thanks for the reminder about nut roast too. I haven&#39;t made it for a while, and I definitely need some warming comfort food in our Melbourne weather this week. That wind!Linda from the Lentil Institutionhttp://lentilinstitution.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-65293046318783499612013-07-21T19:49:30.217+10:002013-07-21T19:49:30.217+10:00I am, I&#39;ll confess, slightly terrified by the ...I am, I&#39;ll confess, slightly terrified by the vegetarian hog&#39;s head. I&#39;m not sure I&#39;d like to eat that!Rachel Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969719330048416996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-29753489929522361232013-07-21T17:43:51.146+10:002013-07-21T17:43:51.146+10:00Hehe that phone case is just perfect for you! And ...Hehe that phone case is just perfect for you! And that vegetarian hog&#39;s head is genius! If I ever do a vegetarian Christmas that has got to feature! :DLorraine @ Not Quite Nigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-65183675311284146582013-07-21T16:48:37.431+10:002013-07-21T16:48:37.431+10:00Well, I&#39;m glad I read this post in its entiret...Well, I&#39;m glad I read this post in its entirety - I loved seeing your phone case at the end. :-D<br /><br />Congrats on the awards.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07147906610629741961noreply@blogger.com